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Trivia: Signals where trains always stop

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Trains heading out of London always stop at North Pole signal VC813 to change from third rail to OHLE. (and VC818 in the opposite direction).

I assume there must be others like this around the network and possibly for different reasons?
 
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Birkdale on the up towards Liverpool coming from Southport basically to give the automatic half barrier crossing beyond enough time to lower.
 
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Any platform starter at a station where all trains stop?

I think after the derailment in the 1970s the signal approaching the Well Hall curve in Eltham was given approach control for its only route - unique as far as I'm aware as it's normally only used for lower-speed divergences. If that's so and it's still there then all trains must approach it at red but few will actually have to stop.
 
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edwin_m said:
I think after the derailment in the 1970s the signal approaching the Well Hall curve in Eltham was given approach control for its only route - unique as far as I'm aware as it's normally only used for lower-speed divergences. If that's so and it's still there then all trains must approach it at red but few will actually have to stop.
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It doesn't have approach control.
 
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edwin_m said:
Any platform starter at a station where all trains stop?

I think after the derailment in the 1970s the signal approaching the Well Hall curve in Eltham was given approach control for its only route - unique as far as I'm aware as it's normally only used for lower-speed divergences. If that's so and it's still there then all trains must approach it at red but few will actually have to stop.
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There will be plenty wherever you've got a one-train in steam branch re-joining the main line at a station- Station starter controlling the entrance back to the main line, with the interlocking released by the return of the staff, token etc.
Off the top of my head would be St. Budeaux Victoria Road station. (Quite why they've never made this another platform of Ferry Road or vice-versa I really don't know)
 
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jamesst said:
Birkdale on the up towards Liverpool coming from Southport basically to give the automatic half barrier crossing beyond enough time to lower.
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Why don't they move the switch further back if the train has to slow that much?
 
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Unless they're running late, all southbound Penistone line services (except the evening peak extra) stop at the signal at the end of the loop at Clayton West junction.
 
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Saperstein said:
Trains heading out of London always stop at North Pole signal VC813 to change from third rail to OHLE. (and VC818 in the opposite direction).
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Not quite. The 378s change over on the move and only stop if they fail the changeover.
 
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Not strictly what OP was after, but CS192 in the old Crewe layout. You were never fast to Crewe, always fast to CS192!
 
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Trains will always stop at any signal displaying a red aspect. ;)
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I refer the right honourable member to the following :-

T168 at 13:39 on Saturaday 4th March 1989
SN109 at 08:08 on Tuesday 5th October 1999
M145 at 21:56 on Sunday 21st July 1991
CA6 at c23:20 on Tuesday 19th December 1978

As just a few examples of where this statement in fact proved to be false.

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I am sure there were a couple of points where there a train has to pickup a single line token either from the station or interlocking tower before they can proceed some of these may have signals. I know Oxenhome Lake District and Ambergate used to have this system and may still do.

There are other places like the freight yards at nuclear facilities where trains have to stop, be inspected and before they are allowed to run through a security gate. I assume signals will be involved in this situation.
 
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